Philippine Sea Plate

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The Philippine Sea Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate in the western Pacific whose complex subduction zones and boundaries contribute significantly to the intense seismic and volcanic activity of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic plate
tectonic plate
associatedWith Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
linked to: Izu–Bonin Arc

Japanese Archipelago
Mariana Arc
Philippine Archipelago
Ryukyu Arc
borders Amur Plate
Bird’s Head Plate
Caroline Plate
Eurasian Plate
Okhotsk Plate
Okinawa Plate
Pacific Plate
Philippine Mobile Belt
Sunda Plate
Yangtze Plate
causes arc volcanism in the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
arc volcanism in the Ryukyu Arc
earthquakes in Japan
earthquakes in the Philippines
tsunamis in the western Pacific
hasBoundaryType convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
subduction zone
transform fault boundary
hasFeature Parece Vela Basin
Philippine Sea
Shikoku Basin
West Philippine Basin
linked to: Philippine Basin
hasTectonicActivity intense seismic activity
intense volcanic activity
hasTrench Izu–Bonin Trench
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system
Manila Trench
Mariana Trench
Nankai Trough
Palau Trench
Philippine Trench
Ryukyu Trench
isKeyComponentOf Pacific Ring of Fire
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean
movementDirection northwest
movementType oblique convergence
overrides Pacific Plate
partOf Pacific region
linked to: Asia-Pacific
subductsBeneath Amur Plate
Eurasian Plate
Okhotsk Plate
Philippine Mobile Belt

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Pacific Ring of Fire associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate
Pacific Plate boundedBy Philippine Sea Plate
Pacific Plate subductsBeneath Philippine Sea Plate
Indo-Australian Plate hasBoundaryWith Philippine Sea Plate
Ring of Fire associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate
Eurasian Plate hasBoundaryWith Philippine Sea Plate
Eurasian Plate interactsWith Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Sea hasFeature Philippine Sea Plate
Sirena Deep tectonicPlateBoundary Philippine Sea Plate and Pacific Plate
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Mariana volcanic arc nearbyPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Mariana Island Arc overlies Philippine Sea Plate
Mariana Island Arc overridingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Caroline Plate interactsWith Philippine Sea Plate
Caroline Plate isSubductedBeneath Philippine Sea Plate
Ryukyu Arc tectonicSetting Philippine Sea Plate–Eurasian Plate boundary
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Ryukyu Arc overlies Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Mobile Belt boundedBy Philippine Sea Plate
Amur Plate borderedBy Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Trench tectonicPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Trench isPartOf Philippine Sea plate boundary system
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Ryukyu Trench subductingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Ryukyu Trench featureOf Philippine Sea Plate margin
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Izu–Ogasawara Trench associatedPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Izu–Ogasawara Trench linkedTo Philippine Sea Plate interior
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Manila Trench overridingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Manila Trench plateBoundaryBetween Philippine Sea Plate
Izu–Bonin Arc overridingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Izu–Bonin Arc separates Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Basin locatedOn Philippine Sea Plate
Okhotsk Plate borderedBy Philippine Sea Plate
Esmeralda Bank overridingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
NW Rota-1 associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate
Parece Vela Basin tectonicPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Philippine Archipelago locatedOnPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Okinawa Plate adjacentTo Philippine Sea Plate
Bird’s Head Plate interactsWith Philippine Sea Plate
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system partOf Philippine Sea plate margin
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Palau Trench tectonicPlateInvolved Philippine Sea Plate
Palau Trench boundaryBetween Philippine Sea Plate and adjacent plates
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Sunda Plate borderedBy Philippine Sea Plate
Nankai Trough subductingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Shikoku Basin associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate
Shikoku Basin partOf Philippine Sea Plate oceanic crust
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Guguan locatedOnPlate Philippine Sea Plate
Minamitorishima locatedOn Philippine Sea plate
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Banda Arc associatedPlate Philippine Sea Plate
North Bismarck Plate interactsWith Philippine Sea Plate
West Caroline Basin locatedEastOf Philippine Sea plate region
linked to: Philippine Sea Plate
Ryukyu back-arc basin underlainBy Philippine Sea Plate